The Great Streaming Wars continues, and a bevy of services made news. Krystallina covers the anime streaming market in this week's column.
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Amon Saga (1986) Amon Saga is classic sword and sorcery in anime form that is definitely up front about its influences – obviously via tropes common to the…
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「仕えし者」 (Tsukaeshi mono) "Servant" The cliffhangers keep coming as Vinland Saga continues to stake its claim as one of the greatest shows from this season. The post Vinland Saga – 17…
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It’ll make you laugh, it’ll make you cry, it’ll make you cringe! And sometimes, all three at once! Zombie Land Saga is one of the funniest yet emotionally…
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In so many ways this series is really out there where the buses don't run, and this week's episode was a perfect example. Read more The post Vinland…
Vinland Saga – 20
「王冠」 (Ookan) "Crown" 'Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heav'n.' - Paradise Lost, Book I The post Vinland Saga – 20 appeared first on Random Curiosity.
Zombie Land Saga
It’ll make you laugh, it’ll make you cry, it’ll make you cringe! And sometimes, all three at once! Zombie Land Saga is one of the funniest yet emotionally…
Vinland Saga – 18
「ゆりかごの外」 (Yuri kago no soto) "Out of The Cradle" Though this world, though the works of God hold so much beauty, why is there no love in the hearts of…
Vinland Saga – 21
Well, that was certainly eventful. Read more The post Vinland Saga – 21 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Vinland Saga – 22
I've been dancing around it for most of the series, but it's time to acknowledge the elephant in the room and just admit it. Read more The post…
Vinland Saga – 20
What a relentlessly fascinating, challenging series this is. Read more The post Vinland Saga – 20 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
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「再会」 (Saikai) "Reunion" Who knew that even in a ruthless viking epic like Vinland Saga, the real treasure had actually been the friends that these violent, immoral and cut-throat men…
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"Prologues, naturally, have a tendency to eschew conventional storytelling to move its actors into place to tell the story it really wants to tell, and Vinland Saga's entire…
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Vinland Saga – 19
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「ケダモノの歴史」 (Kedamono no Rekishi) "History of Beasts" A reminder of why the Geneva Conventions exist for good reason. The post Vinland Saga – 16 appeared first on Random Curiosity.
Hortensia Saga – 01
「覚悟 ～カメリアとの戦い～」 (Kakugo ～Kameria to no Tatakai～) "Resolve ~The Conflict with Camellia~" Yes we already had the first seasonal fantasy adventure - but what about the second?
Vinland Saga – 23
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Vinland Saga – 19
「共闘」 (Kyoto) "United Front" As creatures of reason, it is only natural that humans attempt to seek out meaning in our own existence. The post Vinland Saga – 19 appeared first…
Zombie Land Saga Revenge Episode 8: Kiichi-han’s Saga
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「カラッポな男」 (Karappo na Otoko) "An Empty Man" There are two runaway trains headed straight for each other, and Thorfinn is the collision point.
Vinland Saga 2 – 02
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🐠Mermaid Saga 🐠
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At long last, Berwick Saga has been fully translated and now available in English. As a quick refresher, BS is Kaga Shouzou’s final commercial SRPG (the original creator…
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「暗雲」 (An'un) "Dark Clouds" There’s so much I could be talking about here, after an episode this emotionally complex and intellectually dense, that it’s hard to know where to start.
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vinland saga is underrated. Vinland Saga is at least a top 15 series of all time, there's no way it's ranked #99 for popularity and #43 for rating. If…
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「蛇」 (Hebi) "Snake" This is a very different sort of darkness than he pursued with the first season, but that's just a testament to how good Yukimura Makoto is as…
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「鉄拳ケティル」 (Tekken Ketiru) "Iron Fist Ketil" Brutality is always just around the corner with Vinland Saga.